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Ezra 4:9

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Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
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  1. Ezra 5:6Rank 1 from verse 9
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    6¶ The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

  2. Ezra 6:6Rank 2 from verse 9
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    6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

  3. 2 Kings 17:24Rank 3 from verse 9
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    24¶ And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

  4. 2 Kings 17:30–31Rank 4 from verse 9
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    30And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

    31And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

  5. Acts 2:9Rank 5 from verse 9
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    9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

  6. Daniel 8:2Rank 6 from verse 9
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    2And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

  7. Esther 1:2Rank 7 from verse 9
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    2That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

  8. Esther 2:3Rank 8 from verse 9
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    3And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

  9. Ezekiel 32:24Rank 9 from verse 9
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    24There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

  10. Genesis 10:22Rank 10 from verse 9
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    22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

  11. Isaiah 21:2Rank 11 from verse 9
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    2A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

  12. Jeremiah 25:25Rank 12 from verse 9
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    25And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

  13. Jeremiah 49:34Rank 13 from verse 9
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    34¶ The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

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Ezra 4:9

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wrote

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Set down, recorded, composed, or communicated in writing; the past tense of write.

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scribe

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A writer or clerk; among the Jews, one learned in and teaching the law.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

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rest

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Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

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companions

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Persons who accompany, associate, or share a condition, work, covenant, or fellowship with others; fellows, mates, or partners.

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4:8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

4:9Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,

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4:10And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.

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